Such Is Life (1930 film)

Such Is Life
Such Is Life
Directed by	Carl Junghans [de]
Screenplay by	Carl Junghans
Produced by	Carl Junghans
Starring	Vera Baranovskaya; Theodor Pištěk; Máňa Ženíšková [cs];
Cinematography	Laszlo Schäffer
Edited by	Carl Junghans
Music by	Zdeněk Liška (1959 version)
Production; company	Starfilm
Release date	24 March 1930;
Running time	75 min
Country	Czechoslovakia
Languages	Silent; Czech intertitles;
Budget	200 000 Kčs

Such Is Life (Czech: Takový je život) is a 1930 Czech drama film directed by Carl Junghans [de] and starring Vera Baranovskaya, Theodor Pištěk and Máňa Ženíšková [cs]. The German director Carl Junghans was unable to secure funding in his native country, but eventually found an investor in Theodor Pištěk and the movie was made in Czechoslovakia.

Plot

The movie follows story of a washerwoman, her lazy husband and her daughter.

Cast

Vera Baranovskaya as Washerwoman
Theodor Pištěk as Washerwoman's husband
Máňa Ženíšková [cs] as Washerwoman's daughter
Wolfgang Zilzer as Washerwoman's daughter's boyfriend
Jindřich Plachta as Seamster
Manja Kellerová as Seamster's wife
Eman Fiala as Pianist
Valeska Gert as Waitress
Uli Tridenskaya as Washerwoman's friend
Betty Kysilková as Teller
Edith Ledererová as Seamster's daughter
Max Körner as Coal company owner

Reception

The film was well received by critics and audience, however being a silent film in 1930 it couldn't compete with sound films and quickly disappeared from theatres.^[1]^[2]

Restoration

For many years the film was considered lost until 1959 when the film was discovered, reconstructed by director Elmar Klos, and new music was created by Zdeněk Liška. In 2016 the film was digitally restored by Czech Film Archive. The restored version was first shown at Il Cinema Ritrovato festival in Bologna on 29 June 2016.^[1]